ATSDR - Toxic Substances - Ammonia

Abstract: Ammonia exists in nature and is produced by human activity. It is an important nitrogen source for plants and animals. Bacteria found in the intestines may produce ammonia

Ammonia is a colorless gas with a very noticeable odor. As ammonia is used for salt scent, many people are familiar with this smell, many household and industrial detergents, and window cleaning products.

Ammonia may dissolve in water. This ammonia is called liquid ammonia or ammonia water. When exposed to the outside air, liquid ammonia immediately turns into gas

Ammonia is applied directly to the soil of farmland as fertilizer for crops, lawns and plants. Many household and industrial cleaners contain ammonia

In theory, very toxic ammonia is the most dangerous substance to be transported over long distance pipes. However, the accident on the ammonia transport line is not common - it is different from industrial ammonia treatment equipment. One of the main ammonia pipelines is the Transammiak route of Ukraine. It has exported to Russia's Togliatti Azot facility and the Black Sea port Odessa. In Brazil a pipeline is used for ethanol transport and some ethanol pipeline projects are available in Brazil and the United States. The main problems associated with plumbed ethanol are its corrosivity and the tendency to absorb water and impurities in the pipeline, which is not a matter with oil and gas. Insufficient quantity and cost effectiveness are other considerations limiting the construction of the ethanol pipeline

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